Ladies’ Paradise
Leaving August 31
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1h 34m
Directed by Julien Duvivier • 1930 • France
Starring Dita Parlo, Ginette Maddie, Andrée Brabant
The final silent film directed by Julien Duvivier, this dazzling adaptation of a novel by Émile Zola harnesses the full expressive potential of the form to create a visual symphony of exquisite camera work, inventive editing, and lavish mise-en-scène. Dita Parlo (L’ATALANTE, GRAND ILLUSION) stars as a young woman from the country who goes to Paris hoping to work in her uncle’s tailor shop. A glittering modern department store that opens across the street threatens the family business, setting up a clash between old-world values and rapid capitalist modernization.
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